Toyota Profit to Halve, Unit Sales to Drop: Report
Oct 22, 2008
Toyota Motor plans to say its annual profit will likely halve in the financial year to next March due to a stronger yen and slowing sales amid the global financial crisis, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. Separately, media said Toyota will post its first sales decline in a decade in calendar 2008 with vehicle sales n ... Continue reading
EPA Releases 2009 Most and Least Fuel Efficient Cars, SUVs, Vans and Trucks
Oct 16, 2008
Washington DC October 15, 2008; The EPA and U.S. Energy Department yesterday issued the 2009 fuel economy guide which is dominated by international makes. The overall fuel economy leader is still the Toyota Prius, rated at 48 mpg in the city and 45 on the highway. The smart car, which arrived in the United States last ... Continue reading
Toyota Financial Services Introduces Toyota Rewards Visa to Help Consumers
Oct 14, 2008
Toyota Rewards Visa cardmembers earn Toyota Rewards Points that can be redeemed toward parts and accessories, an eligible vehicle lease or purchase, or service from participating Toyota dealerships. TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 14 -- Americans' love affair with their vehicles drives them to spend nearly 18 cents of every dol ... Continue reading
Toyota Dominates Fleet World MPG Marathon - Yaris Achieves Lowest Overall Consumption
Oct 14, 2008
A Yaris driven by Andrew Andersz and Gary Luton achieved the highest overall fuel economy in the 2008 ALD Fleet World MPG Marathon. Seeing off stiff competition and winning Toyota top spot for the third year running, the Yaris 1.4 D-4D achieved 84.66 mpg, the highest figure attained out of all the 39 vehicles which too ... Continue reading
Toyota owners reap new rewards: Toyota Financial Services introduces Toyota Rewards Visa
Oct 14, 2008
Torrance, CA October 14, 2008; Americans' love affair with their vehicles drives them to spend nearly 18 cents of every dollar on transportation each year â with the majority going to car ownership and maintenance (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey). Given that vehicle ownership is not o ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces Prices And Specifications For New iQ
Oct 13, 2008
Order books are open for Toyota's revolutionary new iQ, with first deliveries to customers in January. An instant icon for modern urban motoring, iQ matches its advanced engineering and design with highly desirable equipment specifications: it's proof that thinking small no longer means thinking modest. ... Continue reading
2009 Toyota Matrix S AWD Review
Oct 12, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Toyota Matrix S AWD The Matrix was introduced back in 2002 as Toyota's smallest crossover. The first SUV wave, trucks, had crested, and car-based crossovers, exemplified by Toyota's own and very popular Highlander and RAV4, were ascendent. "Crossover" was the type du jour. Mod ... Continue reading
Oct 12, 2008
2008 TOYOTA AVALON XLS By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Letâs begin with the bottom line. The Toyota Avalon, in any of its three trim levels, may be the most practical, perhaps best value, in a full-size sedan on the market and it comes in quite an attractive and marginally stylish package. I have ... Continue reading
Toyota Opens Second Facility in Michigan
Oct 9, 2008
$187 million York Township site expands Toyota's engineering, safety testing capability YORK TOWNSHIP, Mich., Oct. 9 -- Toyota Technical Center (TTC) celebrated the grand opening of its new engineering and safety testing facilities here today with Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and U.S. Congressman John Dingell, a ... Continue reading
Will Zero-Percent Work for Toyota?
Oct 6, 2008
Washington DC October 6, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota Motor Corp.'s unprecedented offer of zero-percent financing on nearly a dozen models is trying to make the point that tight credit is no excuse for buyers â in fact, it's literally giving credit away for free. But after the top Japanese autom ... Continue reading
Big Ideas for a Brilliant Small Car - Toyota Presents Production-ready iQ at Paris Show
Oct 3, 2008
iQ redefines what a car should be in today's era of congested cities and increased environmental awareness, not least by achieving carbon dioxide emissions levels that start at 99g/km. At the same time it is fun to drive with outstanding dynamics and advanced powertrain technology. ... Continue reading
Toyota Presents the New Avensis
Oct 3, 2008
Building on the success of its predecessors, Toyota's new European flagship delivers a new level of superior quality, dynamic handling and refined ride comfort. ... Continue reading
2008 Paris Motor Show: Drop-top Gorgeous - World Debut for Lexus IS 250C
Oct 2, 2008
The new Lexus IS 250C makes its world debut today at the Paris motor show, ahead of going on sale across Europe during the summer of 2009. The new model combines the award-winning design of the IS sports saloon with outstanding open-top engineering ingenuity. ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces $75,000 Grant to American Indian College Fund for Scholarships
Oct 2, 2008
DENVER, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales, USA announced that it has renewed its commitment to American Indian education by donating $75,000 to the American Indian College Fund in support of scholarship grants. Toyota has also gifted $40,000 to support the Fund's annual Flame of Hope fundraising gala ... Continue reading
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